Most controversial person in history

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

The unnamed individual(s) who inaugurated the Neolithic agricultural revolution somewhere in the modern Middle East.

Yes, having a more reliable source of food was nice; but against that was the negative impact on nutrition (average human height wouldn't reach pre-Neolithic levels again until the 20th century), a rise in social and gender inequality, and potentially a decline in the happiness levels of human populations (though research on the latter often relies on analysis of modern hunter-gatherer populations, so should be taken with a pinch of salt). We'll call the ability to support denser population centres a mixed bag.

It was easier on their feet.

Arthritis pain was no joke back then. *nod*

[Kiu Ghesik]

5000 years of recorded history to choose from, and there's only 3 nominations so far (when I started writing this post) from before the 15th century AD (excluding God). That leaves you 3500 years of history to play with.

Octavian/Augustus, Mohammed, and Genghis Khan aren't bad as pre-modern nominations go, but you could do so much better if you tried.

Khufu, Sargon of Akkad, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Constantine the Great, Khusrau II, Wu Zetian ... there's so much material to work with here if you put just a bit of effort in.

Julius Caesar would work.

Julius Caesar before marching into Rome, colorized

[Ethel mermania]

I’d say one of them is King Ferdinand II of Aragon. A true Machiavellian who permitted the injustices carried out by the Spanish Inquisition, with far reaching repercussions in the entire Iberian Peninsula. Even today. Who had no qualms with kicking the Jews out of the kingdoms. Who made sure to keep his own daughter from ascending to the throne out of greed to keep Castile under his rule and who allowed many of the crimes committed in the colonies despite knowing full well what was going on.

And what is the good side of him?

He was a terrific dancer

[Ethel mermania]

It was easier on their feet.

Arthritis pain was no joke back then. *nod*

Its a hell of a lot easier on the tootsies than running after an elk.

[Mathuvan Union]

Julius Caesar would work.

Julius Caesar before marching into Rome, colorized

oh shat

Arthritis pain was no joke back then. *nod*

Its a hell of a lot easier on the tootsies than running after an elk.

gun goes... boom!

[Tinhampton]

...Which person had a huge impact on life on earth, but the end result being mixed? Gavrilo Prinzip? J. Robert Oppenheimer?

JD Wetherspoon

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Arthritis pain was no joke back then. *nod*

Its a hell of a lot easier on the tootsies than running after an elk.

No doubt. And no elk turning around and angrily chasing back.

[Punished UMN]

5000 years of recorded history to choose from, and there's only 3 nominations so far (when I started writing this post) from before the 15th century AD (excluding God). That leaves you 3500 years of history to play with.

Octavian/Augustus, Mohammed, and Genghis Khan aren't bad as pre-modern nominations go, but you could do so much better if you tried.

Khufu, Sargon of Akkad, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Constantine the Great, Khusrau II, Wu Zetian ... there's so much material to work with here if you put just a bit of effort in.

Maybe the OP already answered this, but does OP mean controversial now or controversial at the time they were contemporary to?

[Unstoppable Empire of Doom]

God

"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

Edit: seriously though. How many times in a day is god cursed or praised? Probably far more often than anyone else.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Me.


You will find out why in 17 years.

[Punished UMN]

Me.


You will find out why in 17 years.

"Some of you guys are alright..."

[The Huskar Social Union]

Me.


You will find out why in 17 years.

"Some of you guys are alright..."

"Dont come to the American east coast tomorrow"

[Sanghyeok]

5000 years of recorded history to choose from, and there's only 3 nominations so far (when I started writing this post) from before the 15th century AD (excluding God). That leaves you 3500 years of history to play with.

Octavian/Augustus, Mohammed, and Genghis Khan aren't bad as pre-modern nominations go, but you could do so much better if you tried.

Khufu, Sargon of Akkad, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Constantine the Great, Khusrau II, Wu Zetian ... there's so much material to work with here if you put just a bit of effort in.

Wu Zetian wasn't more terrible than any contemporary. She was just smeared for being a female Emperor.

[The New California Republic]

5000 years of recorded history to choose from, and there's only 3 nominations so far (when I started writing this post) from before the 15th century AD (excluding God). That leaves you 3500 years of history to play with.

Octavian/Augustus, Mohammed, and Genghis Khan aren't bad as pre-modern nominations go, but you could do so much better if you tried.

Khufu, Sargon of Akkad, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Constantine the Great, Khusrau II, Wu Zetian ... there's so much material to work with here if you put just a bit of effort in.

I chose two recent Philosophers mainly because I believe the two of them have attracted the bulk of the controversy as far as contemporary scholarship on the specific subject is concerned.

Going further back though, the Ancient Hellenes don't seem to attract nearly the same controversy and passion as some of the more modern Continental Philosophers have.

[The Blaatschapen]

5000 years of recorded history to choose from, and there's only 3 nominations so far (when I started writing this post) from before the 15th century AD (excluding God). That leaves you 3500 years of history to play with.

Octavian/Augustus, Mohammed, and Genghis Khan aren't bad as pre-modern nominations go, but you could do so much better if you tried.

Khufu, Sargon of Akkad, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Constantine the Great, Khusrau II, Wu Zetian ... there's so much material to work with here if you put just a bit of effort in.

Maybe the OP already answered this, but does OP mean controversial now or controversial at the time they were contemporary to?

Does it matter? Why not try to give examples of both.

[Mathuvan Union]

Maybe the OP already answered this, but does OP mean controversial now or controversial at the time they were contemporary to?

Does it matter? Why not try to give examples of both.

I think it's easier for people to be more controversial the closer it gets to out time, simply because there is more media and it's just closer to us.
More people have heard of Gavrilo Princip more than the third consul of Rome.

[Farnhamia]

no.
I am not winning this argument, so please quit godpiling on me

We don't get chances to kick people while they are down so we will keep doing this to you

The hell you will. *** Warned for harassment. *** Do it again and we can make that a ban.

[The New California Republic]

More people have heard of Gavrilo Princip more than the third consul of Rome.

You'd be surprised. On the British game show Pointless only about 3 out of 100 people knew who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started WW1...

[Mathuvan Union]

More people have heard of Gavrilo Princip more than the third consul of Rome.

You'd be surprised. On the British game show Pointless only about 3 out of 100 people knew who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started WW1...

well that makes sense now that I think about it.

[Minskiev]

Ug did not make the first fire. It was Uk. Ug is like Edison, Uk is like Tesla

but didn't the clouds make fire because they caused the lightning strike which caused the fire?

Tell me, how would you know that? No seriously, how? How could anyone possibly find the cause of the first fire humans discovered all those millennia ago?

[West Leas Oros 2]

We don't get chances to kick people while they are down so we will keep doing this to you

The hell you will. *** Warned for harassment. *** Do it again and we can make that a ban.

This is worthy of a warning but saying men shouldn't have rights isn't...

(yes I know it's off topic, but lately the mods have been going in some VERY weird directions, imo)

[Mathuvan Union]

but didn't the clouds make fire because they caused the lightning strike which caused the fire?

Tell me, how would you know that? No seriously, how? How could anyone possibly find the cause of the first fire humans discovered all those millennia ago?

we have the brain cells of a neanderthal.

[The Blaatschapen]

More people have heard of Gavrilo Princip more than the third consul of Rome.

You'd be surprised. On the British game show Pointless only about 3 out of 100 people knew who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started WW1...

He got murdered? Spoilers!

[West Leas Oros 2]

More people have heard of Gavrilo Princip more than the third consul of Rome.

You'd be surprised. On the British game show Pointless only about 3 out of 100 people knew who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started WW1...

Seriously? It's like Americans with geography out there!

[Mathuvan Union]

You'd be surprised. On the British game show Pointless only about 3 out of 100 people knew who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and started WW1...

Seriously? It's like Americans with geography out there!

I'm still annoyed at the time someone asked me how to say hello in Australian.
that person is controversial.